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Snowball Scuffle

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Snowball Scuffle

Various arrangements of "Snowball Scuffle".
Details
Debut appearance Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011)
Last appearance Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023)
Composer(s) Jun Ishikawa[1]
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"Snowball Scuffle"[1] is a theme that originated from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, where it plays in the first and third stages of White Wafers. It was composed by Jun Ishikawa.

Composition[edit]

Ice Kirby skates through the icy land.

"Snowball Scuffle" is a cheery theme in C major with a time signature of 4/4. It uses instruments heard in "Shiver Star" from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, such as glockenspiel and sleigh bells, that create a wintery atmosphere. Both have similar harmonic accompaniments consisting of repeated chord stabs played by trumpets.

"Snowball Scuffle" structurally resembles "Beyond the Hill". Its first section features a melody beginning with a glockenspiel rising octave that follows with a small rise and slow descent, with subdominant harmonies dominating. It repeats with slight variations, which are toned down due to the nature of the instrument. A clarinet plays the melody again and gradually leads to a transitional melody, that is heard first by string-like instruments and then the original glockenspiel, transitioning through different tonalities, such as E flat major, B flat minor, G minor. The melody takes a turn resembling the final portion of "Beyond the Hill" that leads to a loop, but prior to reprising this function it resolves to G minor. With some tweaks, the melody passes through harmonies that lead it back to the original C major, at which point the track loops.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

"Snowball Scuffle" first appears in these games. It can be heard in Stage 1 and the first portion of Stage 3 of White Wafers.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse[edit]

An arrangement of this theme can be unlocked by collecting one of the Treasure Chests found in the stage The Haunted Ship, to then be played in the Music Room. It is largely similar to the original but is somewhat more mellow thanks to the added strings and echoing effect.

Other appearances[edit]

The theme received a Christmas-themed remix in The Sound of Kirby Café 2, being present in the track 聖夜のシュガーホワイト (Sugar White Holy Night), with "Air Ride: Frozen Hillside". It was arranged by Shogo Sakai.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ゆきがっせん
Yukigassen 		Snowball Fight
Chinese 打雪仗
dǎ xuě zhàng 		Snowball Fight
Dutch Sneeuwbalsmijtpartij Snowball throwing party
French Bataille de boules de neige Snowball fight
German Schneeballschlacht Snowball fight
Italian Baruffa a palle di neve Snowball fight
Korean 눈싸움
nunssaum 		Snowball Fight
Brazilian Portuguese Guerra de bolas de neve Snowball war
Latin American Spanish Escaramuza con bolas de nieve
Batalla de bolas de nieve 		Snowball scuffle
Snowball fight
European Spanish Batalla de bolas de nieve Snowball fight


References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Jukebox in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
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Music in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
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Learn the Controls! • The Adventure Begins • Up the Big Ol' Tree • Go for the Giant Star • Great Cave Escape • Dig and Dash • More Dig and Dash • Evade Dig and Dash • Crossing the Sands • Deploy the Kirby Tank! • The Long-Lost Ruins • Drifting on the Waves • Swept Out to Sea • Dethskullk Jam • The Haunted Ship • Kirby Submarine's Torpedo Time • In Dark Waters • Rainbow Across the Skies • The Wild Red Yonder • Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff • Hit the Switch? • Fly to the Exit! • Beware the Forest Fungus • Woodland Battle • Gondola Ride • Grievious Gondola Ride • Deep Divin' Kirby Submarine • Watch Out for That Sloth • Burning Secrets • Scared of Getting Seared • Volcanic Panic • Infiltrate the Junk Factory! • Collecting Stars • Kirby + Kirby • Wonder Space • Wonder Space Warped
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Music from The Sound of Kirby Café and The Sound of Kirby Café 2
The Sound of Kirby Café
Fresh Green Café Terrace • Butter Brimming Building • Gourmet! Carnival (Gourmet Race • Gourmet Race: Intro) • In a Fluffy Paradise (Cloudy Park • Ripple Field) • Teatime Under Sunbeams • Peaceful Oasis • Sunset Tower • Sweet Honey, Pitiful Blooming (Mysterious Trap • The World to Win) • Rendezvous of the King and the Witches (C-R-O-W-N-E-D (Reprise) • Drawcia Soul • Dark Crafter Battle) • Sixty-four • Eating a Meal and Having a Dream • Café De Planet (Pink Ball Activate! • Venturing into the Mechanized World • Flight of Azure • The Noble Haltmann)
The Sound of Kirby Café 2
A Sparkling Star is Born • Fruits of the Dancing Forest (Forest Stage • Woods Wayfarer • Wind Blowing on Earthfall) • Marionette Kitchen (Vs. Marx • Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler) • Tomorrow's Tea Times (TIME BEEEAM! • A New Wind for Tomorrow • Castle Lololo • Town) • Coffee Shop of Twilight and Starry Skies (My Friend and the Sunset • The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy) • The King's Sparkling Full Course (King Dedede's Theme • VS. Chef Kawasaki) • Brilliant Blue (Let Battle Commence! • Apple Scramble • Rainbow Across the Skies) • Sugar White Holy Night (Snowball Scuffle • Air Ride: Frozen Hillside) • Bright of Dream • Monochrome Blend (Vs. Zero • Dark Nebula Battle) • Remembering the Sky and the Scent of Flowers (Floral Fields • One of the Miracles) • Smile-Sisters & Gentleman (Song of Supplication • Passion of the Tridental-Flashing Priestesses) • Planet of Sleeping Machines (Studying the Factory • Select Screen) • Some day it will come true • GREEN WARMTH
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